Quick Link (Wireless Logistics)

Fixed

• Plugs no longer go dead when their chunk unloads. A plug in an unloaded chunk was silently dropped from its network for good — nothing could ever bring it back, because the network only looks up positions it still knows about. This is what broke cross-dimension transfer with Compact Machines, where the room chunk is unloaded almost all the time and no chunkloader can reach it. Verified against compactmachines-neoforge 7.0.81.
• Plugs no longer lose their network on world reload. A reloaded plug re-registered under a fresh entry while its old one stayed behind, slowly filling the save with dead network members. Registrations now persist with the block.

Changed

• FTB Chunks: claim networks and team networks are now one network. Previously a plug inside a claim was always kept separate from a teammate's plug standing outside any claim, even for the same team. They now connect. Claiming still does what it is for: a plug inside a claim keeps serving the claim's team even after the player who placed it leaves that team, and a plug placed inside another team's claim joins that team's network. Only affects worlds running FTB Chunks — without it, every network key is unchanged. Old claim-only networks are cleaned up automatically on first load; re-check plugs sitting in claims after updating.
• Faster transfers on large networks. Each transfer attempt used to force-load one chunk per network member, across every dimension involved, before moving anything. Members are now resolved one at a time and the attempt stops at the first successful move.

Internal

• Built against the WTHIT API for MC 26.2 (neo-20.0.0). Jade and WTHIT tooltips unchanged otherwise.

Fixed

• Plugs no longer go dead when their chunk unloads. A plug in an unloaded chunk was silently dropped from its network for good — nothing could ever bring it back, because the network only looks up positions it still knows about. This is what broke cross-dimension transfer with Compact Machines, where the room chunk is unloaded almost all the time and no chunkloader can reach it. Verified against compactmachines-neoforge 7.0.81.
• Plugs no longer lose their network on world reload. A reloaded plug re-registered under a fresh entry while its old one stayed behind, slowly filling the save with dead network members. Registrations now persist with the block.

Changed

• FTB Chunks: claim networks and team networks are now one network. Previously a plug inside a claim was always kept separate from a teammate's plug standing outside any claim, even for the same team. They now connect. Claiming still does what it is for: a plug inside a claim keeps serving the claim's team even after the player who placed it leaves that team, and a plug placed inside another team's claim joins that team's network. Only affects worlds running FTB Chunks — without it, every network key is unchanged. Old claim-only networks are cleaned up automatically on first load; re-check plugs sitting in claims after updating.
• Faster transfers on large networks. Each transfer attempt used to force-load one chunk per network member, across every dimension involved, before moving anything. Members are now resolved one at a time and the attempt stops at the first successful move.

QuickLink 1.1.17 for 1.21.1 (Beta)

Beta release. The main fix here is hard to hit in short tests but easy to hit in a real world, so it needs testing on live setups before it goes stable. Please report anything odd.

Fixed: networks silently dying when the other end unloads

A block would drop out of its network the moment its chunk unloaded, and it never came back until a player physically walked up to it. The block looked fine, the colors looked fine, nothing moved.

This is why Compact Machines never worked: the room lives in its own dimension where a player is almost never standing, and you cannot put a chunkloader in there. Now blocks stay in the network across unloads, and transfer between the overworld and a Compact Machines room works without anyone being inside. Verified against Compact Machines 7.0.81 for NeoForge 1.21.1.

The same bug hit any remote base, mining outpost, or nether setup that was not force-loaded. If your networks only ever worked while you stood next to them, this was why.

Note that pulling into an unloaded room still needs that room to tick — that part depends on Compact Machines' own chunkloading settings, not on QuickLink.

Changed: FTB Chunks claimed and unclaimed blocks now share a network

This changes existing worlds. Read this if you use FTB Chunks.

Previously, blocks inside a claim were always kept in a separate network from blocks of the same team standing outside any claim, even with identical colors. That separation was never the point — it was a side effect — and it is what made overworld-to-Compact-Machines links impossible.

Now a claim and plain team membership produce the same network. What this means:

• Blocks of one team with one color now link up whether they sit inside your claims or outside them.
• Claiming still does what it is for: a block inside a claim belongs to the claim's team permanently. If the player who placed it leaves the team, it keeps working for the team, while their blocks outside any claim drop out. This is unchanged.
• A block placed inside another team's claim still joins that team's network, not its owner's.
• Installing FTB Chunks on an existing world no longer splits your networks.

If you were relying on "inside claim" and "outside claim" as two separate networks, they will merge on update. Use different colors to keep them apart.

Performance

Every transfer attempt used to load a chunk for each member of the network, in every dimension involved, even when the very first one it tried had the goods. It now checks members one at a time and stops as soon as something moves. Large or cross-dimensional networks should be noticeably lighter on the server.

Housekeeping

• Network registrations are now stored per block, so changing teams, claims, or installing/removing FTB Chunks no longer leaves dead entries piling up in the world's save data.
• Dead entries left by 1.1.16 are cleaned out automatically the first time the world loads.

Before you update

Back up your world — normal advice for a beta, and this version rewrites QuickLink's saved network data.

Downgrading back to 1.1.16 is safe; you will simply get the old behavior back, including the bug above.

QuickLink 1.1.17 for 1.20.1 (Beta)

Beta release. The main fix here is hard to hit in short tests but easy to hit in a real world, so it needs testing on live setups before it goes stable. Please report anything odd.

Fixed: networks silently dying when the other end unloads

A block would drop out of its network the moment its chunk unloaded, and it never came back until a player physically walked up to it. The block looked fine, the colors looked fine, nothing moved.

This is why Compact Machines never worked: the room lives in its own dimension where a player is almost never standing, and you cannot put a chunkloader in there. Now blocks stay in the network across unloads, and transfer between the overworld and a Compact Machines room works without anyone being inside.

The same bug hit any remote base, mining outpost, or nether setup that was not force-loaded. If your networks only ever worked while you stood next to them, this was why.

Note that pulling into an unloaded room still needs that room to tick — that part depends on Compact Machines' own chunkloading settings, not on QuickLink.

Changed: FTB Chunks claimed and unclaimed blocks now share a network

This changes existing worlds. Read this if you use FTB Chunks.

Previously, blocks inside a claim were always kept in a separate network from blocks of the same team standing outside any claim, even with identical colors. That separation was never the point — it was a side effect — and it is what made overworld-to-Compact-Machines links impossible.

Now a claim and plain team membership produce the same network. What this means:

• Blocks of one team with one color now link up whether they sit inside your claims or outside them.
• Claiming still does what it is for: a block inside a claim belongs to the claim's team permanently. If the player who placed it leaves the team, it keeps working for the team, while their blocks outside any claim drop out. This is unchanged.
• A block placed inside another team's claim still joins that team's network, not its owner's.
• Installing FTB Chunks on an existing world no longer splits your networks.

If you were relying on "inside claim" and "outside claim" as two separate networks, they will merge on update. Use different colors to keep them apart.

Performance

Every transfer attempt used to load a chunk for each member of the network, in every dimension involved, even when the very first one it tried had the goods. It now checks members one at a time and stops as soon as something moves. Large or cross-dimensional networks should be noticeably lighter on the server.

Housekeeping

• Network registrations are now stored per block, so changing teams, claims, or installing/removing FTB Chunks no longer leaves dead entries piling up in the world's save data.
• Dead entries left by 1.1.16 are cleaned out automatically the first time the world loads.

Before you update

Back up your world — normal advice for a beta, and this version rewrites QuickLink's saved network data.

Downgrading back to 1.1.16 is safe; you will simply get the old behavior back, including the bug above.

1.1.16

New: FTB Teams / FTB Chunks support

• Plug networks now respect FTB Teams membership, not just color — plugs owned by different teams no longer connect even if they share a color.
• If FTB Chunks is installed, plugs inside a claimed chunk connect based on the claim's owning team instead of the placer's current team, so claimed and unclaimed networks never mix.
• Both integrations are fully optional — nothing changes if you don't have FTB Teams/FTB Chunks installed.

Fixed

• Energy Plug tooltip (Jade/WTHIT) now correctly updates its Out/In FE stats when energy is pushed or pulled by a neighboring block's own capability, not just when the plug initiates the transfer itself.

1.1.16

FTB Teams / FTB Chunks support

• With FTB Teams installed, plug networks now additionally require matching team membership, not just matching color.
• With FTB Chunks also installed, blocks placed inside a claimed chunk join the network of the claim's owning team instead of the placer's own team.
  Claim-based networks are always kept separate from non-claim networks, even for the same team.
• Both integrations are fully optional — QuickLink works exactly as before if FTB Teams/FTB Chunks aren't installed.
• Note: if you install FTB Chunks on an existing world that already used FTB Teams, some networks may split: blocks inside a claim will separate from
  teammates' blocks standing outside any claim. This is expected — reassign sides as needed.

Fixes

• Fixed Energy Plug's Out/In FE tooltip stats not updating when a neighboring machine (e.g. a generator or battery) pushes/pulls energy directly through the plug's capability, instead of only tracking the plug's own active transfer tick

1.1.16

New: FTB Teams / FTB Chunks integration

• With FTB Teams installed, plug networks now require matching team membership in addition to matching color.
• With FTB Chunks also installed, blocks placed inside a claimed chunk join the network of the claim's owning team instead of the placer's own team, and claim-based networks are always kept separate from non-claim networks — even for the same team.
• Both are fully optional soft dependencies — the mod builds and runs identically with or without them installed.
• ⚠️ If you install FTB Chunks on an existing world that already used FTB Teams, some existing networks may split: blocks that end up inside a claim will separate from teammates' blocks standing outside any claim. This is expected — repaint/reassign sides as needed after installing FTB Chunks.

Fixed

• Energy Plug tooltip stats (Out/In FE) no longer stay stuck at 0 when energy is pushed into a Point side or pulled from a Plug side directly by a neighboring block (e.g. via a cable) instead of through the Plug's own active transfer tick.
• Energy transfer is now more robust with generators (e.g. Thermal Series dynamos) that don't correctly honor simulated energy extraction.

Performance

• FTB Teams membership lookups are now cached for a few seconds, cutting down repeated API calls during normal per-tick network scans.

1.1.16

• Added FTB Chunks support: blocks inside a claimed chunk now join the claim's owning team's network instead of the placer's own team.
• Claim-based networks are always kept separate from non-claim networks, even for the same team.
• ⚠️ If you install FTB Chunks on a world that already used FTB Teams, some existing networks may split — blocks inside a claim will separate from teammates'
  blocks outside any claim. This is expected; repaint/reassign sides as needed.